Dark fruit-eating bat vs hop dodder

Artibeus obscurus compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cuscuta
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	hop dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

hop dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).